- Feb 16, 2012
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After the H&A season, Essendon finished on top with the Swans, Lions and Tigers rounding out the final four. The teams were all separated by just 6 premiership points. That year, the finals were played as a round robin and if the round robin winner and minor premier were different teams, they would play off in the Grand Final. The Tigers and Bombers both went 2-1 in the round robin but the Bombers had a better percentage and were awarded the flag without a Grand Final. So, yeah those were the rules and I'm not actually fuming about it (clickbait title sorry), but the funny thing is that Richmond beat Essendon in the last game of the year. The only time a team lost the last game of the year and still won the flag.